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Thursday, August 27, 2015

All of us experience those times when we may not like a lot
of things in our life. Maybe there’s a lot of stress or list of tasks that we
know we have to do but are dreading. I’ve noticed that at times like these,
when something pleasant happens, it’s like a ray of sunshine bursting through
on a gloomy day. It fills you with gratitude for the respite from focusing on
the negative and reminds you that things always change, usually for the better.
It also reminds me of how appreciative I am of the natural world with its
welcome rays of sunshine sometimes when you need it the most.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

I happen to love the poem “She Walks in
Beauty” so with apologies to its long dead author, Lord Byron I borrowed a
phrase from it to use as my title. Every time I read this poem I can see vivid
images in my mind.I think my favorite
line is the first: “She walks in beauty, like the night of cloudless climes and
starry skies…..”

While
cloudless climes might be nice, this sky was filled with beautiful clouds
catching the light of the sun as it faded from view. I can hear the sea gulls
crying good night with the sound of the wind rolling across the water. Ahhh,
peaceful.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

It’s hard to convey the feelings I had
when I recently returned to the western highlands of Scotland. I love these
mountains, which are a beautiful mix of soft grasses and harsh,
forbidding-looking rocks. In addition, while it was a typical hot and sunny July
day back in north Georgia, here it was wonderfully cool. Unfortunately, it was
also rainy which makes it a little tricky to get photos. This painting is based on photos taken while one of these storms
moved through the glen.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

In the middle of one of Georgia’s typical,
very hot August days, it’s wonderful to remember visiting Maine. I remember
even when the days are warm, there are wonderful ocean breezes to cool you off.
Maine has a kind of beauty that I never tire of painting with it’s warm,
peach-tinted rocks catching the sun and contrasting with the cool greens of it’s
majestic trees.